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2013 Bill Watch

These are the primary bills that Oklahomans For Ballot Access Reform are watching in the 2013 Legislative Session.

SB 668 – Modifies the number of signatures required to form a new party to be 5% of the last Gubernatorial election. This bill would bring some stability to the requirements but would not bring any real relief.

February 13, 2013: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 19-0.

Amended to grant Elections Board greater authority to answer questions and resolve disputes over who is authorized to represent a new party.

February 27, 2013: Passed the Senate on a vote of 42-0. Title was stricken, meaning will have to come back to the Senate before going to the Governor.

April 2, 2013: Passed the House Judiciary Committee 16-0. Title was restored.

April 3, 2013: Representative Hickman, author of HB2134, signed on as a coauthor.

April 25,2013: Calendar Committee failed to assign the bill to the House Agenda and the bill missed the deadline to be heard on the Floor.

SB 76 – This bill would dramatically increase the fees associated with running for office. This bill would result in fewer people running for office and thus further stagnate our already tepid elections.

February 20, 2013: Passed the Senate Rules Committee on a Party line vote 14-5. All Republicans voting for the bill; all Democrats voting against it.

The Case For Ballot Access Reform

Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform is once again calling on state lawmakers to demonstrate their faith in democracy and hand the keys to the electoral process back over to the voting public. To this end, we have written and published a brief putting forth the evidence in support of Ballot Access Reform.
Read and Share the Press Release and Ballot Access Brief.